Two left lanes were closed near Exit 37 for Route 24 as of 8:38 a.m. due to a sewer collapse, causing delays of five to 10 minutes, the DOT reported.

Earlier this year, the state Department of Transportation told NJ.com that a rash of sewer grate collapses and missing manhole covers on Route 287 in October and December were the result of road work, a shifting median barrier and heavy traffic loads.

After the median was shifted as part of road work last year, sewer grates were damaged when they were exposed to lanes of travel and heavy traffic loads, according to the DOT.

Those grates, however, were later reinforced with steel plates to prevent further collapses, according to the DOT.